Introduced in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ruby & Sapphire, a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon's ability helps them come out on top in battle and are, in many cases, the reason why a Pokemon succeeds or fails. While many Pokemon share abilities among each other, with several being fairly common such as Unnerve and the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:starter's normal abilities, Blaze, T๊orrent, and Overgrowth, others are allowed their own signature abi๊lities.
For the most part, signature abilities will either reflect the Pokemon that has it from a design standpoint or♛ will help them perform a certain niche in battle, one that can't be filled by any other Pokemon in the series🔴.
10 Imposter
While Ditto may be most known for its use as a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:breeding tool, that doesn't mean it isn't very useful in battle thanks to its signature hidden ability, Imposter. Thanks to this ability, instead of having to spend a turn using the move Transform, the only move Ditto can ever learn, it will transform into the opposing Pokemon immediately after being sent into battle. While simply becoming a copy of an opposing Pokemon doesn't appear particularly useful, it does allow you to see their entire moveset before they act, and, in the case of Pokemon like Zacian with the Intrepid Sword ability, give Ditto an extra boost to its stats📖.
9 🥀 Quick Draw ♐
Although this ability could have easily been given to Inteleon, it is instead the signature ability of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Galarian Slowbro. This mo🐠ve acts like the Quick Claw held item, allowing Slowbro to sometimes attack first regardless of its speed stat. When combined with the Quick Claw, it allows Slowbro to act first more often than not while being able to invest in its great defense stats rather than its poor base speed.
8 🌱 Stance Change ও
Form changing in the middle of battle doesn't happen all that often, with the most notable examples being Ditto's transformations and Cherim's Flower Gift ability. Aegislash, while not technꦍically changing forms, does have the ability Stance Change, which does exactly what it says on the box.
After using King's Shield, Aegislash will chan🐲ge to its Shield Forme, which swaps its great 140 base attack and special attack with its middling base 50 defense and special defense. Combined with the fact that Aeglislash isn't all that fast, this means that, more often than not, it will attack at its strongest while also defending at its strongest.
7 As One
For a long time, it seemed as though there was no way that a Pokemon could have more than one ability at any one time, despite the fact that there have been multiple Pokemon that are a combination of two or more. Calyrex's Rider forms, on the other hand, added the As One ability to the mix, which not only grants it the Unnerve ability from Calyrex, but also either the Grim Neigh or Chilling Neigh ability from Spectrier or Glastrier respectfully. While Unnerve is fairly niche, Grim and Chilling Neigh are both great abilities that help Cal▨yrex's Rider forms be powerhouses in battle.
6 Gale Wings 🔯
In 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:generation six, Talonflame was the bane of many player's existences alongside 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mega Kangaskhan, as the pair were seen far more often than not in online play. The signature hidden ability of Talonflame, Gale Wings allows all Flying-type attacks to ignore turn order and gain pri🐟ority, which helped it hit fast and hard with Brave Bird or get Tailwind going before anyone has a chance to stop it. Not only that, but if Talonflame had Roost, it could heal itself at the start of the turn without fearing that it would be knocked out first. In generation seven onwards, this ability was weakened so that it would only activate when Talonflame is at full health, but this ability is still one of the better ones around.
5 ♔ Gorilla Tactics
Darmanitan already had a signature ability in Zen Mode, which, while not the best signature ability around, went a long way in helping it stand out. Galarian Darmanitan, while it also has Zen Mode that is a far superior version, also has the signature ability Gorilla Tactics which may be even better. This ability functions like a Choice ꦗBand, forcing Darmanitan to use only one attack while it is out but also giving it an attack boost in the process. This essentially allows Galarian Darmantian to get the benefits of two Choice Bands or both a Choice Band and a Choice Scarf.
4 Libero
Greninja and Kecleon may have had the Protean ability in previous generations, which acts identically to Libero, but neither of those Pokemon returned for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sword & Shield and left the door wide open for another Pokemon to ta𒀰ke advantage of the great ability. Instead, Cinderace was given Libero as its hidden ability, which functions in the exact same way.
Libero changes Cinderace's type based on the last move it used,🅺 essentially allowing it to not only always gain a same type attack bonus when attacking, but also change its defensive strategies in a pinch to ensure it can resist Ground or𒅌 Rock-type attacks when it needs to. Unfortunately, due to the state of its movepool, it can't resist Water-type attacks, though it can turn them into neutral hits.
3 Parental Bond ♔
Like Gale Wings, Parental Bond was one of the best abilities in generatio✨n six that had to be weakened in subsequent generations. While the ability is lost to time as of Sword & Shield due to Mega Ka♋ngaskhan not returning, its legacy can't be understated. While Mega Evolved, Kangaskhan will make an extra, slower damage attack each turn, which doesn't seem all that bad until you add Power-Up Punch into the mix. Thankfully, Kangaskhan can no longer learn Power-Up Punch, but back in its prime, this would allow it to double its attack while dealing a considerable chunk of damage at the same time.
2 🤪 Disguise & Ice Face ꧒
While both of these signature abilities function differently, they both amount to protecting either Mimikyu or Eiscue from oncoming damage in some way. Disguise will keep Mimikyu from taking damage from one attack before the disguise breaks and it loses a small amount of HP, while Ice Face prevents Eiscue from taking any damage from one physical attack, then changes its form at stats. Unlike Disguise, which only works once p꧙er battle, Ice Face can potentially be used infinitely, as it is reset while under the effects of the Hail weather condition, though this also returns Eiscue to its much slower form.
1 𒈔 Unseen Fist
As good as abilities like Gale Wings, Libero, and Parental Bond are, they don't hold a candle to Urshifu's signature ability, Unseen Fist. This ability is most useful in doubles format battles, where Protect is one of the most used moves in that format as it allows Urshifu's attacks to hit regardless of whether the opposing Pokemon is defending or not. This can be circumvented through a handful of other abilities, such as Mold Breaker or Neutralizing Gas, though these aren't particularly common abilities to find on Pokemon unless you are sp🥂ecifically building your team to respond to a potential Urshifu on the opposing side.